Is Mao a real Chinese name?

Yes an no. Yes in that 毛 (máo) is a very common Chinese family name. No in that I doubt very much anyone can be identified by just “Mao”. Even the most famous “Mao” 毛泽东, his name is not just “Mao”, but 毛(máo)泽(zé)东(dōng) where Mao is his Family name and Zedong his given name. read more

It’s a real Chinese name. 毛. Not as common as some surnames like 王 or 张 but is still widely used. Mao ranks #88 among the most common Chinese surnames, as of 2013. read more

After Mao Zedong won the Chinese Civil War in 1949, his goal became the unification of the "five nationalities" under the big family, the People's Republic of China, and under a single political system, the Communist Party of China. read more